Nonstop flight route between Plaisance, Mauritius and Fontanges, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Plaisance, Mauritius and Fontages Airport (YFG), Fontanges, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,893 miles (or 14,311 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and Fontages Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and Fontages Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRU / FIMP |
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Location: | Plaisance, Mauritius |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°25'48"S by 57°40'58"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 186 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRU |
More Information: | MRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFG / |
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Location: | Fontanges, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°33'14"N by 71°10'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1550 feet (472 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFG |
More Information: | YFG Maps & Info |
Facts about Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU):
- In addition to being known as "Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport", another name for MRU is "Plaisance Airport".
- Because of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Later in 1986, infrastructure works were undertaken to accommodate larger aircraft.
- A new passenger terminal was inaugurated on 30 August 2013, and became fully operational in September 2013.
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1942, when Mauritius was a Crown colony, the government decided to build a small airport at Plaine Magnien near Mahébourg.
- The furthest airport from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,697 miles (18,824 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- The closest airport to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 144 miles (231 kilometers) WSW of MRU.
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport handled 269,086 passengers last year.
Facts about Fontages Airport (YFG):
- The closest airport to Fontages Airport (YFG) is La Grande-4 Airport (YAH), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WSW of YFG.
- In addition to being known as "Fontages Airport", another name for YFG is "CTU2".
- Fontages Airport (YFG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fontages Airport (YFG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,015 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.